Dear Parents and Carers, As you are aware we issued students who were eligible for Free School Meals on the 30th March 2020 a £15 Tesco eVoucher which was emailed to the student's school email account. This voucher is still valid, details of how to redeem this are on the email sent to eligible students last week. I am writing to inform you that from the week commencing 6th April 2020, we will be using the Government's National Free School Meal Voucher Scheme. All students not in attendance … [Read more...]
How to support home learning
Follow this guidance to create a positive learning environment at home Be realistic about what you can do You’re not expected to become teachers and your children aren’t expected to learn as they do in school. Simply providing your children with some structure at home will help them to adapt. Use the tips below to help you make this work for your household Experiment in the first week, then take stock.What’s working and what isn’t? Ask your children, involve … [Read more...]
Arrangements for week commencing Monday 30th March for Students Eligible for Free School Meals
Dear Parents and Carers, I am writing to inform you that for the week commencing 30th March 2020, all students not in attendance at school but who are eligible for Free School Meals will receive a Tesco e-voucher for £15 each week to purchase food. The voucher will be sent to the student’s school email address by Monday 30th March 2020. To access their school email account your child should go to https://outlook.office.com and login with their school email address e.g. … [Read more...]
Awarding of GCSE Grades
As a result of the Covid-19 crisis, the summer 2020 GCSE exams have been cancelled. This is obviously causing great concern to our students who would have been taking their exams. It is not clear as yet exactly how GCSE grades will be awarded. The guidance that has been issued so far can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020/coronavirus-covid-19-cancellation-of-gcses-as-and-a-levels-in-2020. At this time we … [Read more...]
Student wellbeing during school closure
Dear Student While you are working from home, we know that things will be very strange for you and you may be feeling isolated, confused or a little anxious. We want you to know that this is ok. If you are struggling to deal with any of these feelings, you can find help on our school website. https://theradclyffeschool.co.uk/emotional-health-mental-wellbeing/ There is information there about Kooth.com and Childline. Both of these organisations can provide you with someone to talk to and other … [Read more...]
Arrangements from Monday 23rd March onwards for Students Eligible for Free School Meals
Dear Parents and Carers, As you will be aware, the school will be closed from Monday onwards for all students other than those who are classed as ‘vulnerable’ or whose parents are categorised as ‘key workers’. Please see my other letter from today for further details of this. It is also very important that during its partial closure the school continues to offer free school meals to the children who qualify for this support. Obviously, if a child qualifies for free school meals but will be … [Read more...]
Letter to Parents re Key Workers 20th March 2020
Dear Parents & Carers, As outlined in my letter to you yesterday, the school will be closing for most students for the foreseeable future from Monday of next week as part of the government’s attempts to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The government has asked parents to keep their children at home, wherever possible, and asked schools to remain open only for those children who absolutely need to attend. Parents whose work is critical to the COVID-19 response are outlined in the ‘Key … [Read more...]
Closure of The Radclyffe School to most students from Monday 23rd March 2020
Dear Parents and Carers, In accordance with the announcement from the government yesterday, I am writing to confirm that The Radclyffe School will be closed to the majority of our students from Monday 23rd March. In his announcement, the Prime Minister explained that all schools in England would be closed “until further notice” so it is not possible at this time to provide a date upon which the school may re-open. Please note that this is a national closure – as you may have heard in the news … [Read more...]
Information for Year 11 Parents & Carers about GCSE Qualifications
Dear Year 11 Parents and Carers, Earlier today I sent a letter to all families with general information regarding the closure of the school. I am writing this letter to you to explain the announcements that have been made by the government in the last 24 hours regarding GCSE examinations and how this will affect your child and their ongoing education. What we know Yesterday the government announced that the GCSE examinations planned for May and June would be cancelled. They have also … [Read more...]
Partial Closure of The Radclyffe School on Friday 20th March, Involving Year 9, 10 and 11 Students Only
Dear Parents and Carers, Further to my recent letters we continue to have an increasing number of teaching and support staff who are unable to attend school at the moment due to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak. We will always endeavour to keep the school open for as many students as possible but have to ensure that we have sufficient staff to teach the young people as well as maintain our high standards of health & safety. Due to the increased level of confirmed staff absences for … [Read more...]
